Elopement and Train Ride Interlude on Transcontinental Route
Lieut Harry Mallory heads to the Philippines with Marjorie Newton as they plan to elope but a taxicab wreck blocks a minister's arrival. A lively Porter greets an Englishman Ira Lathrop and a Yankee business group aboard the cross country train. The elopers race to catch the train while divorcing Little Jimmie Wellington boards in a maudlin mood as Mrs Jimmie later appears.
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Harry Mallory
Philippines
Marjorie Newton
Porter
Ira Lathrop
Jimmie
Wellington
Reno
Jimmie Pears
A Queen Among Women. Mrs Jimmie Wellington in Transit
In the train scene Mrs Jimmie Wellington clashes with Miss Anne Gattle a Chicago missionary and others as she flirts and spins plans for a Reno divorce. Wellington taunts Lathrop and Harries a wide social network while a curious journey unfolds toward possible alimony and romance aboard.
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Anne Gattle
Jimmie Wellington
Jimmie
Chicago
Miss Gattle
Reno
Sammy Whitcomb
Ashton
Mystery Passenger Arrives With Mrs Wellington in Train Scene
A porter and an usher wheel in a new passenger as she asks if a box of flowers or candy has arrived. She declares herself Mrs. Wellington Mrs. James Wellington, prompting intrigue about her identity and arrival in the smoking room.
Walter Johnson and the 1908 pennant chase in baseball
Walter Johnson emerged as a pitching speed marvel for Washington in 1908, defeating Doc White and the Chicago White Sox to overturn the American League pennant race. Johnson’s near no hit bid on August 14 ended with a dramatic ninth inning at home as Chicago failed to plate a run.
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Kansas
Walter Johnson
Chicago
Johnson
White Sox
White’ Sox
Doc ‘White
Senators
Nationals
Jones
Doc White
White
Washington
Lee Milan
Davis
Angilaud
Idaho
Hahn
Fielder Jones
Clyde Milan
Street
Detroit
Curt Welch Crowned World Series Hero of 1886
Irwin M. Howe retrospectively praises Curt Welch of the St. Louis Browns as one of baseball’s great outfielders, recounting his ninth inning dash in Chicago’s 1886 World Series clincher and Welch’s feat of scoring from second on an error without a base hit. The article notes Welch’s daring baserunning and fielding, and Cap Anson’s heartbreak as Chicago lost to St. Louis in a pivotal extra innings game.
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Curt Welch
St. Louis Browns
Ty Cobb
Tiger
Welch
Comiskey
Browns
Anson
White Stockings
Tip O’neill
Cap Anson
Charles Comiskey
St. Louis
Chicago
Warriors
John Clarkson
Latham
Clarkson
Robinson
Joseph B. Bowles
Backbone of a Jellyfish and a Base Steal Tale
Connie and Mack Jennings mended the rift after a recent strike and quoted a remark about Jennings showing backbone, while Hughey handled his role. Russ Ford stole second in a New York game, then raced home, marking his third major league theft since joining the pinstripes.
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Connie
Mack
Hugh Jennings
Jennings
Hughey
Russ Ford
Rus Ford
New York
Ted Easterly
Fred
Garfield Tea and Paxtine Antiseptic Advertisement Echoes
An old newspaper item promotes Garfield Tea as a blood purifier and complexion enhancer and Paxtine Antiseptic for eyes and lid irritation. The ad urges use before retiring and claims recommendations as a remedy, with pricing and mail order details from The Paxton Toilet Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paxton Toilet Co
Boston
Mass
End of the Spot Exchange Over Star Status
A husband and wife banter about fame and money in a playful exchange. The wife questions whether the husband means a sky or stage star and notes his star status does not bring as much money as a soubrette. The light dialogue hints at entertainment industry themes and performer earnings.
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Huby
Impractigation forecast in a quarrel over a money washing device
A dialog from the Washington Star features Erastus Pinkley claiming a machine can wash and stone money while Miss Mi ami Brown dismisses the invention and notes whites would not leave clothing with two dollar bills visible in a yard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erastus Pinkley
What Difference Did It Make Walking Beside Colored Girls
A visitor recalls a Missouri town scene from the past where schoolbound Black girls discuss identity and history. Their candid, humorous remark centers on Caesar and Gabriel, questioning how distant past events shape present perceptions and personal relevance.
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Missouri
Caesar
Han
Gabriel
Yandeh
Dream of Freshman Exam Haunts University President
The president, pale and shaken, confesses to his wife a nightmare in which the trustees demand he pass the freshman admission exam. His trembling lips and haunted gaze reveal a rattled nervous system as he clings to a fearful dream.
Postum Helps Woman and Husband After Coffee Harm
A Michigan woman writes that coffee sickened her and her husband with heart palpitations and bladder troubles. After switching to Postum and boiling it 15 minutes, both improved, her stomach pain faded in two weeks, and their children benefited too.
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Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
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Hughes
Bu E Fry
America
Lathroy
Lath- Top
Mr. Welington
Wedgewood
Mr. Wellington
Lathrop
Mr. Lathrop
Minster
Throp
Miss. Gattle
China
Mrs. Wellington
Europe
Nevada
Jimmie Welington
Irwin M. Howe
The
American League
Rome
Goonie Racer
Gladys
Effmt
Edith
Jack
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